On the recordJanuary 1, 1845
I was sometimes prompted to take my life, and that of Covey, but was prevented by a combination of hope and fear.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “I was sometimes prompted to take my life, and that of Covey, but was prevented by a combination of hope and fear.”
Editor's note · Context
Reflecting on his brutal treatment by Edward Covey, Douglass describes his desperate internal conflict between despair and survival.
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